Lead - Internal Audit
Role Summary:
The Lead Analyst Internal Audit will be responsible for independently executing end‑to‑end internal audits and advisory reviews across financial and operational processes for the US operations. The role requires strong ownership from planning through reporting and remediation follow‑up, with a focus on process understanding, risk assessment, documentation quality and practical improvement recommendations.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Independently plan and execute internal audits and advisory reviews across financial and operational processes
- Perform process walkthroughs, risk assessments, control evaluations and audit testing
- Own the end‑to‑end audit lifecycle including planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow‑up
- Develop and maintain risk and control matrices, audit programs and supporting documentation
- Identify process gaps, control weaknesses and opportunities to improve documentation and consistency
- Act as the primary point of contact for assigned processes and stakeholders
- Conduct audit discussions with process owners in a clear, practical and collaborative manner
- Prepare concise, high‑quality audit reports with actionable recommendations
- Track and validate management action plans through closure
Desired Profile:
- 5–8 years of experience in Internal Audit / Risk Advisory (Big Four Experience Preferred)
- Strong experience in process‑based internal audits (financial and operational)
- Exposure to US‑based organizations, healthcare industry audits or healthcare‑related business processes (e.g., revenue cycle, patient access, clinical support functions) is a plus
- Qualified CA / MBA Finance with good academic record
- Certifications such as CIA is an added advantage
- Proven ability to handle audits independently end to end
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with stakeholder‑facing experience
- High standards of documentation, organization and attention to detail
- Collaborative team player comfortable working in a global environment
Skill Set:
- Should have an extensive experience in the internal auditing & SOX assessment (preferably with one of the Big Four firms)
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, audit methodologies and internal control frameworks
- Supporting and contributing to team development
- Strong domain knowledge as and hands on experience on key business process such as like revenue cycle, procure to pay (P2P), HR/payroll, legal and statutory compliance, entity level & business process risk and controls and similar enterprise or healthcare‑related processes
- Experience in advanced Microsoft Excel, data analytics and audit tools
- Working Knowledge about MS office and ERP (Oracle)
- Ability to think beyond checklists and identify root causes
